Hertford Text Trail is a classic treasure hunt with a modern twist: clues are delivered via text message and answers submitted by texting back.

Our trails aim to help you explore the town in a new way, getting you off the beaten track and noticing small details, so a Text Trail is great whether you're local to Hertford or just visiting for the day.

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Are you ready to explore Hertford? Your self-guided detective mystery Trail begins in the free car park adjacent to the beautiful Hartham Common. You'll hunt high and low for captivating clues, exploring along the peaceful river towpath, through the ancient castle grounds, and down the historic streets of Hertford town.

But there's more than sightseeing to this case. Following his recent... Read more

Panshanger Park is 400 hectares of stunning countryside. You can enjoy the surroundings of ancient woodland, veteran oak trees and views across the Mimram Valley. Some areas of earlier mineral extraction have been restored to agricultural land, which supports winter populations of endangered farmland birds and summer breeding populations of lapwing. On the lakes and the river you may see kingfishers,... Read more

Every Monday I will be posting a new blog with the weeks theme, you can choose your activity and you have the week to complete it! You can send me your completed activity sheets via Facebook or Instagram by tagging them with #rangerstu or you can also send them to me directly. I can then share all your wonderful work, drawings and ideas! Throughout the week I will also be sharing live animal videos, birthday shout outs and backstage videos of the zoo! Keep up to date by following my Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RangerStuEvents/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ranger.stu/

The Meads is a large area of grazed riverside flood meadow that stretches from Hertford to Ware. As well as being used to graze cattle, The Meads is also home to rare plants, such as meadow saxifrage, pyrimidal orchid, adder's tongue fern and marsh dock. The northern boundary of The Meads is marked by the course of the River Lee as it makes its way east to Ware, a cycle route running alongside. Gauge House, halfway between the two towns, marks the beginning of the New River, a man-made canal that provides drinking water for London. The New River first heads south before turning eastwards towards Chadwell Spring and thence on it's journey to the city. As a nature reserve, The Meads provides a habitat for birds, insects and rare wild flowers. Gulls, ducks and waders take advantage of the flooded areas in Winter - gadwell, shoveler, wigeon, teal and snipe. Many species of dragonfly can also be found. During the summer months, bats such as pipistrelles and Natterer's feed on insects during the evening hours. Otters have also been recently seen. The Meads is managed by the Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust of behalf of the various owners, including Thames Water, East Herts District Council and Glaxo Wellcome.